Amended Road Transport Bill with harsher penalties will be law by next week, says minister
Friday, 16 Oct 2020 09:55 PM MYTTransport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong speaks during a press conference at Parliament in Kuala Lumpur July 15, 2020. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
The Ayer Hitam MP noted public unhappiness with the outcome of a recent court case involving a driver who was sentenced to only six years imprisonment and fined RM8,000 by the Magistrate’s Court for a fatal road crash that claimed the lives of a naval officer in Johor Baru recently. He was speaking about Sections 41 and 44 of the Road Transport Act 1987 that was used in charging 23-year-old driver Nur Fatin Nazrah Suhaimi.Wee said there were many who have expressed their dissatisfaction with the sentence that has been meted out to the offender.
“The Road Transport Bill amendments were passed by the Dewan Rakyat on August 26 and the Dewan Negara on September 22. The minimum fine for first-time offenders will be raised from RM5,000 to RM20,000, with the maximum fine raised from RM20,000 to RM50,000.
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